Florida Panthers 2, Montreal Canadiens 6: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers, Florida Panthers 2 to Montreal Canadiens 6, on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers.
NHLThursday, January 8, 2026
DateJan 8, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Florida PanthersMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
22-18-3Record25-13-6
5th in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
6-7Road record / home record5-5
WLLWLLast 5LWWLW
W1StreakL1
Team stats
Florida PanthersMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Florida Panthers
Sandis Vilmanis LW · Undisclosed
OutBrad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured ReserveMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Florida Panthers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20:16 | 4:04 | 2:23 | 13:49 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:24 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 10:08 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:19 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Gregor | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:53 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kunin | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 7:31 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Lundell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:55 | 1:54 | 1:37 | 16:24 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 1:53 | 2:49 | 14:54 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 24:16 | 4:07 | 3:01 | 17:08 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:30 | 3:52 | 2:31 | 11:07 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 9:35 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Studnicka | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:12 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 14:03 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvis Balinskis | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 17:54 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:32 | 3:37 | 4:37 | 15:18 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:46 | 1:52 | 4:22 | 17:32 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Mikkola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:11 | 3:38 | 17:13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:58 | 2:13 | 3:00 | 11:45 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .737 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 58:49 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Beck | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:09 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sammy Blais | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:36 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:28 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 10:12 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:27 | 5:01 | 0:00 | 11:26 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:40 | 0:03 | 2:54 | 15:43 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:36 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 10:38 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:25 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 12:29 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:19 | 2:39 | 2:36 | 12:04 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:51 | 5:19 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:51 | 5:12 | 2:32 | 14:07 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:15 | 2:49 | 1:09 | 13:17 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:40 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 7:49 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:47 | 0:00 | 3:36 | 18:11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:43 | 3:09 | 2:22 | 17:12 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:07 | 5:05 | 0:34 | 18:28 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:50 | 0:33 | 5:26 | 19:51 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens?
Montreal Canadiens won, 6-2, on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens?
Florida Panthers 2, Montreal Canadiens 6.
Who were the top performers?
Florida Panthers: Sam Bennett (2 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Alexandre Texier (3 goals).
Where is Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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